MERBEIN South women’s cricketer Montana Macfarlane joined an exclusive club on Friday.

The 21-year-old took a career-first hat-trick against Mildura East, claiming East opener Mia Gowty, Gemma Higgins and skipper Caitlin Finch in consecutive balls.

Many players go through their whole careers without reaching the mark, but for Macfarlane the wait wasn’t nearly as long.

“I have just started...